TomVH: Terry Richardson Meeting with Michigan Tomorrow

I just got off the phone with Cass Tech DB Terry Richardson and he told me he's supposed to be meeting with Greg Mattison tomorrow. "My coach told me that we're going to meet with the defensive coordinator tomorrow around five. I don't really know what it's about, my coach didn't say anything about an offer or anything, so we'll find out tomorrow," he said.

I also talked to his teammate LB Royce Jenkins-Stone to see if he was supposed to be a part of the meeting, but he hadn't heard anything about it. They both sounded like they weren't sure what to expect, and Royce said he'll probably get some information about it tomorrow from Coach Wilcher.

You'd have to think that this could potentially be an offer coming their way. I don't know if it is, obviously, but we'll find out soon. To reiterate, I don't know if they're being offered, it just seems like it would be the natural progression.

is great news because this will give us that strong connection with the inner-city schools that RR never really got. if we get both of those players we will have 2 great players and start of recruiting on a great start

the school that had a guy steering recruits directly to East Lansing? I bet if you were a State fan you'd be bitching at Dantonio for not getting into Cass Tech.

Also, you say your excited because this will get is into the other inner-city schools that RR didn't get to? How so? We have already been into the school mentioned, so what difference will this make for Hoke that it didn't for RR.

this is great news because this will give us that strong connection with the inner-city schools that RR never really got. if we get both of those players we will have 2 great players and start of recruiting on a great start

I just blogged about this, but it seems weird. Either they really want to impress how much these kids mean to them without actually offering them, or they want to make the offer presentation extra special? I was expecting them to wait until the Showcase to offer, but this could change.

I was under the impression that the Showcase was a Michigan run thing, but then there was some other Badger Sports run thing that goes through AA that's not a Michigan run thing..could be wrong though.

If you looked at some of the recruits we lost out on this year many of them said that they didn't get enough attention from Michigan early on. Hoke and Mattison are definitely trying to change that right now. Show these recruits the love, show it early, and keep it coming. Win on the field and everything else will fall into place.

I think he's got a point. I don't really understand how other programs can be offering our state's top players before us. It just doesn't make any sense - and surely the MI players see we've been offering OH kids...

It just seems natural to offer the top in-state kids ASAP. It's much easier to offer and explain a later offer to an out of state kid...

Rivals is saying that Richardson has offers from LSU and Alabama and some lesser programs like MSU, Pitt, Iowa. Plus, he's hearing from Oregon, Nebraska, Boston College, Tennessee, USC and UCLA.

I realize he's hearing from M too and may get the M offer tomorrow, but I just would have liked to see them offer a bit earlier. Everyone knows the offer is coming, Hoke's been to the school several times, so why the wait?

Hoke is gonna recruit the top players on the state of Michigan that fit what he is trying to do. That said he will definitely continue getting players from Mich pipeline schools while also winning over Mich St. Pipeline schools. Don't forget RR was not really focused on recruiting Mich kids because we don't really produce that many players that fit his spread system which I understand bit on the process he damaged a lot of relationships that I'm positive Hoke will repair. The future is very bright to return to the GoBlue of old....The Hokester OS running wild!!!

" RR was not really focused on recruiting Mich kids because we don't really produce that many players that fit his spread system"

That is not true. RR recruited here, though 2008 and 2009 weren't stellar years for the state talent, combined with Dantonio hitting our state triple hard, tag-teaming with his best buddy Tressel and negatively recruiting. This is how your perception was formed, causing you to make that statement above.

Richardson and RJS are both guaranteed to get offers. It was just a matter of getting their ducks in a row. And we are going to have about 20 spots, and with the blue chippers in the midwest this season, we will probably see the coaches hold back other mid tier player offers until later.

This is from an article on 247sports talkin to RJS...take it FWIW but it doesnt sound promising

ST.We talked to [Terry Richardson] about this the other day but there is a pretty widespread believe among Spartan followers that there is a bias against Michigan State when it comes to Detroit Cass Tech players and they are going to end up at Michigan. What do you think of that?

RJS: I would say that is false. Anybody can go anywhere they want if they get the right offer. Former Cass Tech players may have went there but I think they all planned that. Terry and I, we are going to try and knock that off. We are going to make sure a lot of schools come in and recruit Cass Tech players. I don't know where Terry is going but he is not going to Michigan.

I'm not surprised at all with the above quote. They pretty much consign with this little number from RJS's twitter account a couple a days ago. "SMFH thats BS!! Im diffently not looking at no more schools in MI!! ALL OF THEM JUST LOST MY INTREST! ALL OF THEM PLAY GAMES

LIFE GOES ON IF U WANT TO SEE ME PLAY COLLEGE BALL COME DOWN SOUTH!"

Wow, so tells how you really really feel RJS!!!

Anyway, it's obvious that there's still A TON of time before signing day next year, but, this kind of tone from them so early on in the process can't bode well for us and kind of concerns me....a lot! Get those offer's out a.s.a.p. coach Brady!